TBL1Y: a new gene involved in syndromic hearing loss

Mariateresa Di Stazio*, Chiara Collesi, Diego Vozzi, Wei Liu, Mike Myers, Anna Morgan, Pio Adamo D′Adamo, Giorgia Girotto, Elisa Rubinato, Mauro Giacca, Paolo Gasparini

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Abstract

Hereditary hearing loss (HHL) is an extremely heterogeneous disorder with autosomal dominant, recessive, and X-linked forms. Here, we described an Italian pedigree affected by HHL but also prostate hyperplasia and increased ratio of the free/total PSA levels, with the unusual and extremely rare Y-linked pattern of inheritance. Using exome sequencing we found a missense variant (r.206A>T leading to p.Asp69Val) in the TBL1Y gene. TBL1Y is homologous of TBL1X, whose partial deletion has described to be involved in X-linked hearing loss. Here, we demonstrate that it has a restricted expression in adult human cochlea and prostate and the variant identified induces a lower protein stability caused by misfolded mutated protein that impairs its cellular function. These findings indicate that TBL1Y could be considered a novel candidate for HHL.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)466-474
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Journal of Human Genetics
Volume27
Issue number3
Early online date19 Oct 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019

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